Ontarios government watchdog on Wednesday announced it will investigate cuts to French-language programs at Laurentian University.
The investigation comes after Ontarios ombudsman received 60 complaints about the transparency and fairness of the process by which the programs were shelved after the northern Ontario university sought creditor protection and declared itself insolvent in February.
The university underwent financial restructuring under third-party supervision after it initiated court proceedings to seek protection from its creditors using the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). On April 12, Laurentian announced it would be cutting 69 programs, including 28 in French, and laying off 100 faculty members.
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